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SMC calls for greater protections against financial abuse of older Australians

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
Responding to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) consultation on Approaches to Family Violence and Financial Abuse of Older People, Super Members Council (SMC) is calling for greater safeguards for Australia's vulnerable, ageing population. ...

Australia's top allocators to share insights at InDay

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
Some of the biggest names in funds management, superannuation and philanthropy will come together on Tuesday, September 23 for the annual Family Office and Manager InDay. InDay is the foundation's annual manager and family office showcase - a curated ...

Macquarie AM wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) will set up shop in Saudi Arabia after being tapped by sovereign wealth fund PIF for joint venture investments in infrastructure and energy transition sectors. The US$925 billion sovereign wealth fund signed a Memorandum ...

Retirees unfairly targeted by tax: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
Australians receiving the Age Pension are often subjected to higher marginal tax rates of 60% to 80%, disincentivising them from being more active in the workforce, new research from HESTA suggests. The research said in some extreme cases, these rates ...

AZ NGA forms strategic partnership with Qld advice firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has partnered with MiQ Private Wealth to provide succession solutions for its retiring partners, while funding the group's future expansion plans. Established in 2015, the Queensland-based MiQ has over 50 employees ...

FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... probably 100% true. "But the reality is that for most clients, they'll probably come to an adviser and say they want to retire in 10 years, and if there's a gearing strategy that goes into play for that retirement date, what you have is almost like a ...

Retirement lifestyle costs continue to rise: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... would need $49,044 annually ($46,333 in the March quarter), with a couple needing $66,296 ($64,259 in the March quarter) to retire at a modest level. ASFA did not include a measurement for 'comfortable' retirement in this section. Although several factors ...

ART invests $1bn in Macquarie fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
Australian Retirement Trust says it will deploy at least $2 billion by 2030 toward assets which can deliver returns for members whilst also generating social and environmental benefits in areas prioritised by ART. As part of its first major investment ...

Receivers appointed to two Australian Fiduciaries entities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
Receivers have been appointed to two related entities of Australian Fiduciaries following a Federal Court hearing this week. About $167 million is tied up currently, belonging to about 600 investors who placed their retirement savings in the Global ...

Brighter Super to add 68k new members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
Brighter Super is about to undertake a successor fund transfer that will see its membership swell by 25%. On October 1, Brighter Super is set to take on several risk-only products currently housed under Zurich's OneCare Super. There are about eight ...